Centrifugal honey extractor



G. Y. HARRY CENTRIFUGAL HONEY EXTRACTOR Filed Dec. 1926 2 Shets-Sheet 1 650 865 X HARRK Oct. 23, 1928. 1,688,493

G. Y. HARRY CENTRIFUGAL HONEY EXTRACTOR Filed Dec. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Get. 23, i922 warren STA enonen Y. HARRY,

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CENTRIFUGAL HONEY EXTRACTORJ Application filed December My invention relates to centrifugal honey extractors and has for its obyect toprovide comb holders which are removably hinged to.-

a rotatable frame, the hinging being accomplished by a pintle carrying'each comb holder and removably secured to the frameby means of adjustable set-screws varying the'pressure exerted upon the pintle. The frame is driven.

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In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a machine ei. bodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical midsectional view of the same, taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of one of the comb holders. i

Fig. 4; is a side elevation'of one or" said comb holders.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged side elevation of the crank handle illustrating its mounting upon the driving shaft. 7

Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail of the aaj ustable mounting of the comb holder pintle in the frame.

Fig. 7 is a top pl the top cross-bar ofth'e frame ing upon the driven shaft, the fragment being indicated as 7.'? in Fig. 2.

an view'of a fragment of Description. i

The tub A has an open mouth 10 and closed bottom 11 and near its bottom has the drawoff spout 12 controlled by agate-valve 13. v e

A frame B has a central bottom axle 14: mounted in the socket 15; its top being driven by the stub driven shaft 16 to which it is detachably secured by a set-screw 17 (see Fig.

The comb holders C are constructed of vertical side-plates 18 connected by corrugated bars 19, and crossed rods 20 hooked at their terminals through the side plates 18. Upon the inner faces of the side plates 18 are the channeled plates ar anged as shown in Fig.

3 to provide for the reception of the framed J screens 21, which are readily removed vertically from the open top mouth of the comb holder C as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4.

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At its bottom the comb holderG is provided with cross-straps 22 which serve as stops for the comb'content of the comb holder C. One of the side-plates 18 is provided at its topand bottom with the angle-irons 23 which serve with the side plate 18 whereon they are mounted to form a pintle for the comb holder C, so 7 that the comb holder C may be reversed sidefor-side as shown in Fig. 1 to facilitate the expulsion of the honey from both sides of the comb masscontained in the comb holder C.

Each of the angle-irons 23 is provided with an indent tion at which engages with the in ner terminal of the set-screw 25, mounted through the top-bar 26 of the rotatable frame B (see Fig. 6,) thus permittingthe comb-holdor C to be held place in the frame B with a pressure permitting the ready unseating of said comb holder G for purposes of loading and cleansing when desired.

The driven shaft 16 is provided with a bevel 27 which is in mesh with the bevel gear 28 on the inner end of the driving shaft 29.v The driving shaft 29 is journaled through the bearings 80-31.- The collar 32 is mounted on the driving shaft 29 and fixed thereon by the set-screw 33, holding the driving shaft 29 at all times with its gear 28 en meshed with the gear 2'? on the driven shaft V The bearing 31 has a central bore 34; to receive the inner end of the tubular base 35 of the crank handle I). The inner end of the tubular base 35is provided with a slot86, f rmed at an angle to theperiphery of the driving shaft 29, thus being a ranged, when the handle 38 is rotated in a clockwisedire'ction, to engage with the pin 37, radially mounted and projecting from the driven shaft 29 (see Fig.

. Then the operator disengages his handfrom the handle 38 the impetus of the comb holder C will continue the clockwise revolu-- tion of the driving shaft 29 and pin 37, and the pressure of the pin 37 upon the forward edge of the slot 36 will force the crank handle I) outwardly against the nut 39 when the pin 87 will be out of engagement with the slot 36, and the crank handlel) will hang'idle upon the driving shaft 29 in the position shown in Fig. 5. i

The described construction may be varied or altered without departing from my invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim: i

1. A centrifugal honey extractor comprising a tub; a frame centrally and rotatably mounted in said tub and provided at its top and bottom with inwardly projecting. setscreWs arranged in pairs in vertical alinement with eachother; a comb holder providedat its top and bottom with angle irons, each of said angle irons having an indentation arranged to engage With the innerterminal of one of said set-screws; in combination With means for rotating said frame.

tatable frame substantially rectangular in section; a pair of'comb holders each having top-and-bottom angle-irons on one of its sides,,each of said angle-irons having an indentation; set-screws adjustably mounted in said frame and arranged to engage said in dentations, substantially as described. 1

a In testimony whereof I have fixed my signature. 7

' GEORGE Y. HARRY hereunto 'af- 20 

